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Posted on October 11, 2016 by Cassie Frazer Have you ever wondered how the “electronic health system” will know who you are and whether or not you have the right to access your personal health information (PHI)? Depending on one’s age, the answers to...

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Cassie Frazer As a parent of adolescents, naturally I was curious about the topic at hand — providing adolescents with access to their electronic personal health information (PHI); and I wondered about the perceptions of...

e-Visits: A Natural Evolution of the Doctor’s Visit?

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Posted on June 22, 2016 by Dr. Rashaad Bhyat A physician colleague of mine recently reflected on the changing nature of his practice, in the years since he started using an electronic medical record (EMR). He noted that an increasing amount of his work...

Has Anyone Asked the Patient?

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Posted on August 15, 2017 by Kate Perkins There is a lot happening in the digital health space — almost too much to wrap our heads around. To ensure clinician uptake, it is essential that digital health solutions and tools can be seamlessly integrated...

Patient Portals Enable Proactive — Rather Than Reactive — Health Care

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Posted on November 16, 2017 by J. Tyler Moss My experience with eHealth Saskatchewan’s Citizen Health Information Portal (CHIP) began in the spring of 2016. A request went out to residents of Saskatchewan to sign on to the pilot project; I did, and...

Who has Access to What? Adolescent Access to Personal Health Information

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Posted on August 29, 2016 by Joan Roch A lot of organizations are interested in giving people more access to their health information. They are building portals and apps so people can have that access. But a question that always arises is: “Should...

Infoway Launches Digital Health Myths-Busting Campaign

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Posted on May 16, 2017 by Poonam Khanna Follow @PoonamKhanna “I won’t understand my lab results if I access them online.” “The introduction of virtual visits means I won’t see my doctor anymore.” “The government and insurance companies will be able to...

Patients Need Access to their Health Information

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Posted on September 24 by Dr. Steven Reynolds I’ve been a practising physician for 10 years and, as a clinician, I’ve always understood the importance of giving patients access to their health information. A recent experience helped me see things from...

Meet the Engaged Patients

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Posted by Katie Bryski and Ellie Yu on January 27, 2020 How involved are you in making decisions and taking action to improve your health and wellness? How confident do you feel navigating the health system?

Website Helps Canadians Understand Pathology Reports

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Posted by Dr. Jason Wasserman on January 8, 2020 Follow @DrJWasserman Follow @MyPathReport Have you ever received a pathology report from your doctor and wondered what everything meant? Did you go home and Google the medical terms? Were you frustrated...

Patient Access to their Health Information is Growing — but there is Still Work to be Done

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Posted on March 10, 2020 by Simon Hagens In 2014 Infoway published “ Understanding the Gap Between Desire for and Use of Consumer Health Solutions .” This analysis revealed that while eight in 10 Canadians wanted access to their personal health...

Myth: I Don’t Have a Right to Access My Health Record

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06 April 2017

Myth: I don’t have a right to access my health record. Fact: Your health care provider is the custodian (trustee) of your health record and is responsible for proper use and management of the record. However, the information in the record is yours and...